Rope display stand



Aug. 11, 1931. J, C, YOUNG 1,818,518

ROPE DI SPLAY STAND Original Filed May 5, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l aucune/13| l Aug# 11, 1931- v J. c. YOUNG 1,818,518

ROPE DISPLAY STAND voriginan Filed May 5, 1928 2 sheets-sheet 2 ELE- Z o o o 3 O x/j l. EYE LNE Patented Aug. 11, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oT-"Flc-E JACOB CLEMMONS YOUNG, OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF THIRTY-FIVE ONE- HUNDREDTI-IS TO EDWARD TAYLOR MILLER/,OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS ROPE DISPLAY STAND Application filed May 5, 1928, Serial No. 275,400. Renewed January 29, 1931.

15 may be varied and such other changes in the minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the invention as claimed, without departing from the spirit thereof.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the drawings thereto attached, in which Figure 1 is an elevational view of a display stand embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the base,

the upright being in section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the upright and one of the reels and guides applied thereto, showing a coil of rope in position.

Figure 4 is a detail view, the parts at the outer end of the spindle being detached.

Figure 5 is a detail view of the top portion of the upright, the top guide, and a portion of the top reel.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the outer portion of a reel.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The stand or display rack embodies a base 1, and an upright 2 projecting vertically from the base and secured thereto by angle irons 8. The base 1 may be of any preferred construction, size and shape, and is mounted upon casters 1a for convenience of moving the rack as occasion may require. The upbearing upon the spindle.

right 2 usually consists of a post of any determinate length according to the number of reels to be supported. The reels are of like structure and "are disposed at the sides and top of the upright, and a guide is associated with each of the reels to receive the loose end of the rope, as indicated most clearly in Figure 3 of the drawings.

Each of the reels includes a spindle 4, retainers 6, and centers 7 the latter being of conical form, and expansible to readily conform to the different sizes of openings in the various coils of rope to be displayed. rlhe spindle 4i preferably consists of metal pipe which is secured in openings bored in the upright 2. In the preferable constructionthe reels progressively decreasein size from the base 1 towards the top of the upright 2, as indicated most clearly in Figure 1 of the drawings.

Opposite reels have spindles in common. A length of pipe is passed through a transverse opening formed in the upright 2 and adjusted `so that each end projects from the upright a like distance. A pin 9 is passed through the upright and pipe and secures the latter in the required adjusted position. The spindle im of the top reel is secured in an axial opening bored in the top of the upright 2. Two retainers and two centers are provided for each of the spindles, and are located at opposite ends thereof. Each of the retainers includes a hub and radial arms Awhich are ldesignated by the numeral 6. The hub includes two plates 10 and 11 between Which the inner ends of the arms 6 are clamped, each of the plates being pressed outwardly to receive the armsl 6 therebe* tween, the portions of the plates between Jthe arms being in contact and riveted or otherwise secured. A boss 12 projects from one of the plates to provide for an extended hollow and receive the bosses 12. Each of the centers 7 is formed with an inwardly disposed boss 13 at the smaller ends to insure ample'bearing upon the spindle. The center 7 is struck from sheet metal, and is longitudinally split as at 13 to form resilient portions which may be contracted to ad- The centers 7 are zza.

mit of the center conforming to the Vsize of the opening formed in the coil of rope 14. Various coils of rope have openings diiering in size, hence the advantage of having the centers 7- constructed to adapt themselvesto the various sizes of openings. y

A holder is associated vwith each of the spindles to prevent displacement of the goods mounted thereon. Each of the holders consists of a top 8 which is of a size to slip over the outer .end of thel spindle and a spring clip 8a which is pressed into the outer end of the spindle and engages the samefrietionally to retain the holder against casual displacement.

The guide includes an eye 5 and a rod 5a, the later being of a length to project from opposite sides of the upright to provideta guide for opposite reels. The rod 5a may be secured to a side of the upright in any determinate Way. The guides progressively decrease in length from the base towards the top of the upright to conform to the decrease in the size of tliereels. The top guide is vertically disposed and the rod from which it is formed is offset, as indicated most clearly in Figure 5, the upper portion terminating in the eyebeing offset a distance to clear the bottom retainer of the top reel.

larly for displaying coils of rope, nevertheless it may be utilized for displaying goods in the form of rolls or coils. The opposite disposition of the reels insures an equalization of the weight, and by having the reels decrease in size from bottom to top the rack is prevented from toppliiig over provided the goods are distributed soas to keep the weight as near the base as possible.

Having thus described the invention, .l claim:

l. A display rack comprising-a base, an upright rising therefrom, and reels Yat the sides of the upright and progressively decreasing in size from bottom to top of the upright, and guides associated With the reels and similarly decreasing in size from the base towards the top of the upright.

2. A display rack comprising an upright, oppositely disposed reels at thesides of the upright, and a rod secured to the upright and having end portions projecting beyond opposite sidesthereof and terminating in eyes to provide guides for cooperation with the reels.

3. A rack includinoa s indle article su i z-i 7 porting means thereon and a holder consisting of a top and a spring clip-fixed thereto, the latter frictionally engaging the inner `walls of the spindle, and the top slipping loosely thereover and abutting the supporting means.

4. In a rack, a spindle, retainers .at oppolVhile the rack is designed more particu- Y rsisis ly disposed bosses and expansible centers of vconical form mounted ipon the spindles and ,the upright and gradually decreasing in size from the base upwardly, each of the reels yincluding a spindle, retainers and self-expansible centers, and guides for the respectivei reels, eachV consisting of a rod terminating in an eye. p

In testimony whereof I afx my signature.

JACOB CLEMMONS YOUNG.

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